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Til - Daniel Hale Williams was an American general surgeon, who in 1893 performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the United States to repair a wound. In 1913, Williams was elected as the only African-American charter member of the American College of Surgeons.

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OoZp7 TIL Nintendo Power had a comic mascot named Nester that progressively grew up and eventually had a son during magazine's run. In the last issue his son states, "You're kind of sad to see it end, but really proud and happy too. You know what I see when I look at this final issue? 100% completion."
QJOke TIL about Otávio Jordão da Silva, a 20 year old Brazilian soccer/football referee who was stoned, beheaded, and quartered by spectators after he stabbed a player who punched him for making a controversial call. His head was put on a stake in the field.
m5OE TIL that all pandas in the world are on loan from China, and when a baby Panda is born, by agreement, it is sent back to China to help expand the gene pool. The baby pandas are shipped back by FedEx.
Y7mo7 TIL: A wealthy stock trader was sentenced in 2017 after a man he hired to dig a secret tunnel to a nuclear bunker died a fiery death. He made him wear blackout glasses, spoofed the wifi, and lowers a bucket for his tunnel guy to relieve himself for days at a time to keep the location secret.
E19dW TIL of Jason Thomas, an ex-Marine who saved two police officers who were stuck in the rubble of the World Trade Center during 9/11, with the help of another ex-Marine David Karnes. When his mom told him about the attack, Thomas retrieved his Marine uniform and sped to Ground Zero without hesitation.